In the CapitolCommittee meetings of interest for the week of 2/182/18 Senate Appropriations: General Government
Agenda:
Overview of the 2014-15 Governor's Recommendation by the following Departments: Attorney General, Civil Rights, Legislative Auditor General.

2/19 House Appropriations: Community Health
Agenda:
Executive Budget Recommendation for Fiscal Year 2014-15 on Public Health, Office of Services to the Aging, Health Policy, and Crime Victim Services Commission; or any business properly before this committee.

2/20 House Judiciary, 9:00 AM, House Office Building Room 521
Agenda:HB 4155 Exempt certain firearm licensing information from freedom of information act;HB 5324 Clarify firearm records exemption under the freedom of information act;HB 5325 Provide for definition of firearms records; HB 5326 Clarify what firearm records are exempt under the freedom of information act;HB 5327 Exempt firearm records from freedom of information act and provide for disclosure only under certain circumstances;HB 5328 Clarify what is exempt in firearm records under the freedom of information act;HB 5329 Provide for sentencing guideline for certain firearm licensing information; SB 610 Allow manufacture, possession, or transfer of certain short-barreled shotguns or rifles;
And any business properly before this committee.

HB 5025 advanced to the third reading in the House on February 11 with substitute H-1 and passed the House unanimously on February 12.SBM Position: Support.Criminal Jurisprudence & Practice Committee Position: Support.Prisons & Corrections Section Position: Support.

At the BarSections and Committees
The Real Property Law Section submitted public policy position reports on the following items:Oppose: HB 4626 Economic development; other; authority for property purchase by certain land bank authorities and certain procedures; clarify and modify. Amends sec. 23 of 2003 PA 258 (MCL 124.733).